Strait of Hormuz
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U.S. Job Openings Hold at 7.36 Million in June Amid Iran Conflict and Energy Shocks
U.S. job openings stood at 7.36 million in June, signaling sustained labor market resilience even as a conflict involving Iran…
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Saudi Aramco Profits Surge 33% to $33.4B as Crude Spikes Amid Strait of Hormuz Crisis
Saudi Aramco reported a 33% jump in second-quarter adjusted net income to $33.4 billion, beating market expectations of $31.1 billion…
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Shipping Turmoil Drives Record £65 Million Profit for World’s Largest Broker Clarkson
London-based Clarkson, the world’s largest shipbroker, delivered a record first-half operating profit of £64.8 million ($87 million)—a more than 55%…
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Crude Oil Drops Below $80 as Trump Claims Iran Peace Outline While Tehran Denies U.S. Talks
Global crude oil benchmarks plunged on Monday after President Donald Trump announced that Middle Eastern allies had framed a potential…
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Oil Tumbles and Stock Futures Rally as Trump Pauses Iran Strike Plans
U.S. crude oil fell 4.5% to $80.85 a barrel Sunday evening as diplomatic maneuvers in the Middle East temporarily averted…
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Trump Cancels Planned Iran Strikes as Allies Seek to Reopen Strait of Hormuz
U.S. President Donald Trump canceled planned military strikes against Iran on Saturday after claiming Middle Eastern allies established preliminary terms…
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Interceptor Shortages and Crude Bottlenecks Shift Leverage to Tehran in Persian Gulf Conflict
An estimated 20.5 million barrels of crude and refined products pass through the Strait of Hormuz daily—accounting for roughly 20%…
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Trump Pauses Iran Strikes as Gulf Oil Vulnerabilities Force Emergency Diplomatic Framework
Twenty-one million barrels of crude oil pass through the Strait of Hormuz daily—a shipping corridor just 21 miles wide at…
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Global Refining Bottleneck Decouples Fuel Prices From Crude Oil’s Decline
A growing disconnect between raw crude oil futures and refined fuel prices is leaving consumers and industrial transport networks exposed…
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Middle East Escalation Threatens Energy Transit and Global Shipping Routes
Mounting military friction across Middle Eastern maritime corridors has heightened operational risks for global energy supply chains, as renewed strikes…
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